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We pay the invoice for every model we ship, so we measure before we write. Every number here has a date and a method.

• 2026-08-26

  Qwen Image vs Nano Banana 2 vs Seedream 5.0 Lite: 11 prompts, real prices, and one model you should not use for editing

  11 identical prompts, one platform. Qwen costs 12 credits vs 9, wins Chinese text, then swaps the person when editing. All 33 images published.

• 2026-08-23

  Seedream 5.0 Lite vs Nano Banana 2: same price, 2K vs 1K, and who actually follows the prompt

  Same 9 credits. Seedream returns 2048px, Nano Banana 2 returns 1024px. 20 identical prompts: text, counting, editing, realism. Every image published.

• 2026-08-20

  Best AI anime video generator in 2026: Seedance 2.5, MiniMax H3, Kling 3.0 and Veo 3.1 tested on five disciplines

  We tested Seedance 2.5, MiniMax H3, Kling 3.0 and Veo 3.1 on five anime disciplines. 38 real runs, every clip and invoice published.

• 2026-08-12

  MiniMax H3 review (Hailuo 03): native audio, 2K output, and what a run really costs

  The rare video model that ships its own audio track. We measured 2K at 2560×1440, $0.76 for a 10-second run, and how reference video adds billed seconds.

• 2026-08-10

  Seedance 2.5 vs 2.0: the upgrade is input flexibility, and the 3x bill nobody warns you about

  Input flexibility is the upgrade, not pixels: 30 images, 10 videos, 30s takes. One reference clip lifts the bill 2.2x to 3.2x, on an undocumented rule.